2026 Gary N. Atlin: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	52	1882	1728	494	433	103	11686

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Agronomy
Gene
Genetics

Gary Atlin focuses on Agronomy, Oryza sativa, Plant breeding, Drought tolerance and Heritability. His Agronomy study focuses on Cultivar in particular. Gary Atlin has included themes like Quantitative trait locus and Poaceae in his Oryza sativa study.

The various areas that Gary Atlin examines in his Quantitative trait locus study include Biotechnology and Genetic variation. His Poaceae research focuses on Crop yield and how it relates to Oryza. Gary Atlin studied Plant breeding and Association mapping that intersect with Genetic linkage and Allele.

His most cited work include:

A large-effect QTL for grain yield under reproductive-stage drought stress in upland rice. (321 citations)
Genomic selection and association mapping in rice (Oryza sativa): effect of trait genetic architecture, training population composition, marker number and statistical model on accuracy of rice genomic selection in elite, tropical rice breeding lines. (281 citations)
Response to Direct Selection for Grain Yield under Drought Stress in Rice (234 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Gary Atlin mostly deals with Agronomy, Plant breeding, Drought tolerance, Quantitative trait locus and Cultivar. His Agronomy study incorporates themes from Upland rice, Oryza sativa and Heritability. His Heritability research includes themes of Statistics, Genetic correlation and Gene–environment interaction.

He interconnects Oryza, Agroforestry, Biotechnology and Resistance in the investigation of issues within Plant breeding. Gary Atlin combines subjects such as Genetic marker, Microsatellite, Allele, Drought stress and Genetic variation with his study of Quantitative trait locus. His Cultivar research integrates issues from Panicle and Irrigation.

He most often published in these fields:

Agronomy (75.31%)
Plant breeding (35.80%)
Drought tolerance (30.86%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

Agronomy (75.31%)
Grain yield (12.35%)
Adaptation (7.41%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Gary Atlin focuses on Agronomy, Grain yield, Adaptation, Allele and Agroforestry. His Agronomy research focuses on Genetic gain and how it connects with Crop yield. His Grain yield research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Anthesis, Fertilizer, Germplasm and Introgression.

The concepts of his Allele study are interwoven with issues in Quantitative trait locus and Single-nucleotide polymorphism. His studies in Quantitative trait locus integrate themes in fields like Oryza sativa, Abiotic stress, Backcrossing and Bronzing. His Agroforestry research incorporates themes from Cropping, Variety, Green Revolution and Plant breeding.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

A study of allelic diversity underlying flowering-time adaptation in maize landraces (147 citations)
Rapid breeding and varietal replacement are critical to adaptation of cropping systems in the developing world to climate change. (117 citations)
Enhancing the rate of genetic gain in public-sector plant breeding programs: lessons from the breeder’s equation (60 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

Agronomy
Gene
Genetics

Gary Atlin mostly deals with Plant breeding, Agroforestry, Genetic gain, Crop yield and Water stress. His work deals with themes such as Germplasm, Allele, Adaptation, Single-nucleotide polymorphism and Genetic variation, which intersect with Plant breeding. His Agroforestry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Cropping, Biotechnology, Green Revolution, Agricultural biodiversity and Drought tolerance.

His research brings together the fields of Agronomy and Genetic gain.

Best Publications

Genomic selection and association mapping in rice (Oryza sativa): effect of trait genetic architecture, training population composition, marker number and statistical model on accuracy of rice genomic selection in elite, tropical rice breeding lines.

Jennifer Spindel;Hasina Begum;Deniz Akdemir;Parminder Virk

702
Citations
A large-effect QTL for grain yield under reproductive-stage drought stress in upland rice.

Jérôme Bernier;Arvind Kumar;Venuprasad Ramaiah;Dean Spaner

645
Citations
Multi-location testing as a tool to identify plant response to global climate change.

H. J. Braun;G. Atlin;T. Payne;M. P. Reynolds

621
Citations
Breeding upland rice for drought resistance

Jérôme Bernier;Jérôme Bernier;Gary N Atlin;Rachid Serraj;Arvind Kumar

487
Citations
Response to Direct Selection for Grain Yield under Drought Stress in Rice

R. Venuprasad;H. R. Lafitte;G. N. Atlin

460
Citations
Rapid breeding and varietal replacement are critical to adaptation of cropping systems in the developing world to climate change.

Gary N. Atlin;Jill E. Cairns;Biswanath Das

436
Citations
Breeding for drought tolerance: Direct selection for yield, response to selection and use of drought-tolerant donors in upland and lowland-adapted populations

Arvind Kumar;Arvind Kumar;Jérôme Bernier;Satish Verulkar;H.R. Lafitte;H.R. Lafitte

425
Citations
Enhancing the rate of genetic gain in public-sector plant breeding programs: lessons from the breeder’s equation

Joshua N. Cobb;Roselyne U. Juma;Roselyne U. Juma;Partha S. Biswas;Partha S. Biswas;Juan D. Arbelaez

406
Citations
Identification and characterization of large-effect quantitative trait loci for grain yield under lowland drought stress in rice using bulk-segregant analysis

Ramaiah Venuprasad;C. O. Dalid;M. Del Valle;D. Zhao

385
Citations
Genomic prediction unifies animal and plant breeding programs to form platforms for biological discovery.

John M Hickey;Tinashe Chiurugwi;Ian Mackay;Wayne Powell

382
Citations
Identification of Drought, Heat, and Combined Drought and Heat Tolerant Donors in Maize

Jill E. Cairns;Jose Crossa;P. H. Zaidi;Pichet Grudloyma

354
Citations
A study of allelic diversity underlying flowering-time adaptation in maize landraces

J Alberto Romero Navarro;Martha Willcox;Juan Burgueño;Cinta Romay

326
Citations
Effectiveness of Genomic Prediction of Maize Hybrid Performance in Different Breeding Populations and Environments

Vanessa S. Windhausen;Gary N. Atlin;John M. Hickey;Jose Crossa

300
Citations
Developing rice cultivars for high-fertility upland systems in the Asian tropics

G.N. Atlin;H.R. Lafitte;D. Tao;M. Laza

299
Citations
Drought Resistance Improvement in Rice: An Integrated Genetic and Resource Management Strategy

Rachid Serraj;Rachid Serraj;Kenneth L. McNally;Inez Slamet-Loedin;Ajay Kohli

286
Citations
Genetic analysis of rainfed lowland rice drought tolerance under naturally-occurring stress in eastern India: Heritability and QTL effects

R. Kumar;R. Venuprasad;G.N. Atlin

254
Citations
New Insights into the Genetics of in Vivo Induction of Maternal Haploids, the Backbone of Doubled Haploid Technology in Maize

Vanessa Prigge;Vanessa Prigge;Xiaowei Xu;Liang Li;Raman Babu

233
Citations
A comparison of formal and participatory breeding approaches using selection theory

G.N. Atlin;M. Cooper;Å Bjørnstad

205
Citations
Cultivar weed-competitiveness in aerobic rice : heritability, correlated traits, and the potential for indirect selection in weed-free environments

D. L. Zhao;D. L. Zhao;G. N. Atlin;L. Bastiaans;J. H. J. Spiertz

203
Citations
Selecting oat lines for yield in low-productivity environments

G. N. Atlin;K. J. Frey

195
Citations
Breeding resilient and productive genotypes adapted to drought-prone rainfed ecosystem of India

S.B. Verulkar;N.P. Mandal;J.L. Dwivedi;B.N. Singh

180
Citations
Selection response in subdivided target regions

G. N. Atlin;R. J. Baker;K. B. McRae;X. Lu

177
Citations